Important Life Lesson Learned #7: Live as far away from volcanoes as possible.
For those of you who don't know, Pompeii is an ancient Roman city that was destroyed by a massive eruption of Vesuvius (the volcano looming in the picture below).
There were a few things about Pompeii that were super duper cool.
First off, they have all of these plaster casts of human figures exactly as they were at the time of the eruption. People struggling from asphyxiation, or just horrified by the volcano. They even have plaster casts of dogs and shit. Next question - How?
So Vesuvius erupts and the entiiiiire city of Pompeii and everyone in it is completely buried in lava. The lava cools, forming around all of the bodies of the people in the city. After years and years, the bodies decompose, but even when they are gone, the empty cavities in the lava form their outline perfectly, including every wrinkle of clothing or facial expression.
When the archaeologists excavated the city, they poured plaster into these cavities, and the plaster dried into perfect replicas of the people. Pretty cool shit.
Another fun fact about Pompeii - very sexual.
Apparently there was a common sexual theme going on throughout the city. Some Christians believe Pompeii was destroyed as punishment for their hedonistic ways. Hilarious.
The Lupanare = The Brothel
This building was surprisingly very much in tact. 10 little stone rooms next to each other, each complete with extremely comfy looking bed.
Pretty enticing quarters, eh?
And along the walls are little paintings / frescoes depicting sexual positions. According to the audio guide, this was a sort of menu for customers to choose from.
Good to know doggy style dates back to ancient times. (hi mom lol)
The last SUPER cool thing about Pompeii was the PUPPIES!!
The city is very welcoming to stray dogs. It puts little collars on them that say "Adopt me" and then lets them chillax in the ruins until someone falls in love and takes them in. Too precious.
Important Life Lesson Learned #8: Add 'Gelato Fight' to your bucket list.
How bomb dot com does that look?!
Sorrento definitely had the most delicious gelato place we found in Italia. Hence we went there three times a day. The place was for sure famous, as the walls were covered by photos of various celebrities (including the Pope) eating gelato with the owner.
The girl pictured above is some Argentinian supermodel named Belen. She must have either been the stores mascot or shagging the owner, because there were pictures of her everywhere and even a delicious flavor named after her.
My typical flavor choices were nutella, kinder, and Belen Belen. Heaven.
Break and then one more post - romeee <3
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